About me
Winner of the Christopher Bailey Gold Award at Graduate Fashion Week 2018. I am a positive, ambitious and dedicated fashion design and technology Graduate with sustainability, craft, and heritage at the core of everything I do. I enjoy being fully submerged in every challenge I take on and the goals I set my self. In my current role, I have specialised in using Lectra pattern making software and relish the opportunity to grow and develop as a young creative.
Projects
- Levi’s® x ARTS THREAD Design Competition Tackles Engineered JeansAlmost two decades ago, the Levi’s® Design team had a flash of inspiration that totally twisted the traditional concept of jeans. The Levi’s® Engineered Jeans (LEJ) were born from that brainstorm, jeans with ergonomically twisted leg seams that re-imagined the relationship of form, function and fabric and prioritised the “freedom to move.” Now, in anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the LEJs, Levi’s® is looking for a little help to spark the next great revolution in denim, delivering a inn
- Second LoveThis project celebrates the beauty in second-hand clothes, that have been passed down, worn, mended and loved. I believe there is something really special about having a relationship with clothes and something we should all think about in the unethical time of throw away fashion. This project was inspired by victorian working-class images from the photographers August Sander and Horace Warner, in particular, looking at the way clothes have been worn and patched to portray a narrative. I have f
Work history
Junior CAD Operator/ Pattern makerTurnbull & Asser
United KingdomFull Time
I am a self-motivated member of a small team in the fast-paced CAD room of Royal Warrant holder and Luxury British brand, Turnbull and Asser. My main tasks are to process a range of orders from, bespoke, Made to measure and Ready-to-wear using Lectra pattern making software, predominantly digitizing, creating and altering patterns for both men and women’s shirts, but we also offer a range of bespoke nightwear and Boxer shorts. All work is conducted with the highest level of accuracy and a methodical approach resulting in the creation of material-efficient lay-plans, in-turn producing a precise calculation of material consumption.
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Design, Pattern room & Technologist InternDebenhams
- London, United KingdomInternship
Completed a 3-week placement in Debenhams headquarters, sharing my time between the 3 departments to better understand how a high street retail head office works.
Design
•Actively assisting with the Principles design team, researching trends, and designing casual dresses to be launched in-store in autumn 2019.
•Creating mood boards and Using Photoshop to insert prints into final line-ups to be presented to the Jasper Conran team.
•Creating technical drawings and colour swatches to be sent to production.
Pattern
•Altering existing patterns ready for production and finalising technical packs to be sent to suppliers.
•Creating a 1st sample pattern
•Working closely and liaising with the sample machinist when mocking up the pattern I had created.
Garment Technologists
•Attending fit-meetings
•Creating a technical library of blocks with all coordinating technical packs.
•Improving my understanding of global suppliers, test reports, and care labels.
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Skills
- Fashion Concept
- Fashion Design
- Pattern Making
- Pattern Cutting
- Sewing
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Textile Design
- Sustainability
- CAD Lectra
Education
BA(Hons) Fashion Design and Technology: First Class HonorsArts University Bournemouth
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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Art and Design FoundationSGS College Stroud
- Stroud, United Kingdom
Awards
Christopher Bailey Gold AwardGraduate Fashion Foundation